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Pursuing a scalable production methodology for materials and advancing it from the laboratory to industry is beneficial to novel daily-life applications. From this perspective, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) offers a compromise between efficiency, controllability, tunability and excellent run-to-run repeatability in the coverage of monolayers on substrates. Hence, CVD meets all of the requirements for industrialization in basically all areas, including polymer coatings, metals, water-filtration systems, solar cells and so on. The Special Issue “Advances in Chemical Vapor Deposition” is dedicated to providing an overview of the latest experimental findings and identifying the growth parameters and characteristics of perovskites, TiO2, Al2O3, VO2 and V2O5 with desired qualities for potentially useful devices.

APCVD --- VO2 --- processing parameters --- 2D --- chemical vapor deposition --- atomic layer deposition --- aluminum oxide --- aluminum tri-sec-butoxide --- thin film --- carbon nanotubes --- residual gas adsorption --- residual gas desorption --- field emission --- atmospheric pressure CVD --- low pressure CVD --- hybrid CVD --- aerosol assisted CVD --- pulsed CVD --- perovskite photovoltaic nanomaterials --- stabilization --- structural design --- performance optimization --- solar cells --- anatase single crystals --- process-induced nanostructures --- competitive growth --- pp-MOCVD --- vanadium pentoxide --- electrochromic --- spray pyrolysis --- ammonium metavanadate --- CVD --- electrochromism --- perovskite photovoltaic materials --- TiO2 --- Al2O3 --- V2O5 --- computational fluid dynamics

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Cavitation refers to the formation of vapor cavities in a liquid when the local pressure becomes lower than the saturation pressure. In many hydraulic applications, cavitation is considered as a non-desirable phenomenon, as far as it may cause performance degradation, vibration problems, enhance broad-band noise-emission, and eventually trigger erosion. In this Special Issue, recent findings about cavitation instabilities are reported. More precisely, the dynamics of cavitation sheets are explored at very low Reynolds numbers in laminar flows, and in microscale applications. Both experimental and numerical approach are used. For the latter, original methods are assessed, such as smooth particles hydrodynamics or detached eddy simulations coupled to a compressible approach.

cavitation --- cavitation number --- globe valve --- valve cage --- computational fluid dynamics --- hydrodynamic cavitation --- compressible two-phase flow --- turbulence modelling --- system instabilities --- jet --- vortex --- mechanical surface treatment --- cavitation peening --- partial cavitation --- super-cavitation --- laminar cavitation --- cavitation instabilities --- vortex rope --- Francis turbine --- CFD --- RANS --- slamming --- fluid-structure interaction --- fluid detachment --- hydrofoil --- bulb turbine --- bulb turbine runner --- flow visualization --- cavitation tunnel --- regression model --- Kelvin-Helmholtz instability --- microchannel --- numerical simulation --- multifunction cavitation --- water jet cavitation --- ultrasonic cavitation --- high-temperature high-pressure cavitation --- peening natural aging --- low-temperature low-pressure cavitation --- peening aging --- Francis Turbine

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Irrigation is becoming an activity of precision, where combining information collected from various sources is necessary to optimally manage resources. New management strategies, such as big data techniques, sensors, artificial intelligence, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), and new technologies in general, are becoming more relevant every day. As such, modeling techniques, both at the water distribution network and the farm levels, will be essential to gather information from various sources and offer useful recommendations for decision-making processes. In this book, 10 high quality papers were selected that cover a wide range of issues that are relevant to the different aspects related to irrigation management: water source and distribution network, plot irrigation systems, and crop water management.

Calathea --- irrigation demands --- variable topography --- water need index (WNI) --- rotator spray sprinkler --- olive orchard --- evapotranspiration --- modified drag model --- center pivot system --- hydraulic model --- optimization --- energy consumption --- the stable carbon isotope technique --- pump-as-turbine --- irrigation DSS --- Stromanthe --- ballistic simulation --- water resources management --- weed algorithm --- low-pressure --- modelling --- decision support systems --- water depth --- payback period --- irrigation networks --- water productivity --- fertigation scheduling --- container-grown plants --- irrigation water allocation --- actual evapotranspiration (ETA) --- sugar beet --- precision irrigation --- combinatorial analysis --- lined irrigation open-canal --- calibration --- soil-water-plant-atmosphere models --- daily water requirements --- hydraulic modelling --- AquaCrop --- reclaimed water --- hydropower --- crop transpiration --- water-energy nexus --- variable speed --- summer maize --- ornamental foliage plants --- Aswan High Dam --- energy losses --- well --- drip irrigation --- statistical analysis --- unmeasured discharges estimation --- irrigation network

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Ultra-precision machining is a multi-disciplinary research area that is an important branch of manufacturing technology. It targets achieving ultra-precision form or surface roughness accuracy, forming the backbone and support of today’s innovative technology industries in aerospace, semiconductors, optics, telecommunications, energy, etc. The increasing demand for components with ultra-precision accuracy has stimulated the development of ultra-precision machining technology in recent decades. Accordingly, this Special Issue includes reviews and regular research papers on the frontiers of ultra-precision machining and will serve as a platform for the communication of the latest development and innovations of ultra-precision machining technologies.

fused silica --- small-scale damage --- magnetorheological removing method --- combined repairing process --- evolution law --- diamond grinding --- single crystal silicon --- subsurface damage --- crystal orientation --- spherical shell --- thin-walled part --- wall-thickness --- benchmark coincidence --- data processing --- ultra-precision machining --- computer-controlled optical surfacing --- dwell time algorithm --- removal function --- elementary approximation --- atmospheric pressure plasma jet --- continuous phase plate --- surface topography --- high accuracy and efficiency --- polar microstructures --- optimization --- machining parameters --- cutting strategy --- flexible grinding --- shear thickening fluid --- cluster effect --- high-shear low-pressure --- aluminum --- ion beam sputtering --- morphology evolution --- molecular dynamics --- electrochemical discharge machining (ECDM) --- material removal rate (MRR) --- electrode wear ratio (EWR) --- overcut (OC) --- electrical properties --- tool material --- diamond tool --- single-point diamond turning --- lubricant --- ferrous metal --- electrorheological polishing --- polishing tool --- roughness --- integrated electrode --- Nano-ZrO2 ceramics --- ultra-precision grinding --- surface residual material --- surface quality --- three-dimensional surface roughness --- reversal method --- eccentricity --- piezoelectric actuator --- flange --- dynamic modeling --- surface characterization --- cutting forces --- tool servo diamond cutting --- data-dependent systems --- surface topography variation --- microstructured surfaces --- microlens array --- three-dimensional elliptical vibration cutting --- piezoelectric hysteresis --- Bouc–Wen model --- flower pollination algorithm --- dynamic switching probability strategy --- parameter identification --- atom probe tomography (APT) --- single-wedge --- lift-out --- focused ion beam (FIB) --- Al/Ni multilayers --- vibration-assisted electrochemical machining (ECM) --- blisk --- narrow channel --- high aspect ratio --- multi-physics coupling simulation --- machining stability --- n/a --- Bouc-Wen model

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The need for energy is increasing and but the production from conventional reservoirs is declining quickly. This requires an economically and technically feasible source of energy for the coming years. Among some alternative future energy solutions, the most reasonable source is from unconventional reservoirs. As the name “unconventional” implies, different and challenging approaches are required to characterize and develop these resources. This Special Issue covers some of the technical challenges for developing unconventional energy sources from shale gas/oil, tight gas sand, and coalbed methane.

horizontal well --- shale gas --- shock loads --- pseudo-steady-state non-equilibrium sorption --- unsteady state non-equilibrium sorption --- porosity–permeability --- fractured-vuggy reservoirs --- flow channel --- pressure derivative --- total organic carbon (TOC) --- CO2 huff-n-puff --- flow behavior --- unconventional reservoirs --- semi-analytical model --- gravel pack --- optimization measures --- fractures --- lab tests under reservoir condition --- dual-porosity system --- unconventional --- gravity differentiation --- MICP --- perforation safety --- fracture penetration extent --- organic-rich shale --- stress-dependent permeability --- equilibrium sorption --- helium porosimetry --- numerical model --- original gas in-place --- shale alteration --- injection and production pattern --- adsorption and desorption isotherms --- low-pressure gas adsorption --- initial water saturation --- drilling fluid --- sorption hysteresis --- coalbed methane --- gas content --- capillary number --- reorientation fractures --- water flooding effect --- organic pores --- tight reservoir --- condensate recovery --- Langmuir pressure --- Klinkenberg slippage theory --- limestone and calcareous mudstone interbedding --- petrophysics --- tight gas sand --- numerical analysis --- northern Guizhou --- wettability --- peak pressure --- sand control --- water imbibition --- clay bound water --- carbon dioxide sequestration --- adsorption capacity --- gas compressibility factors --- convolutional neural network --- multi-stage fracturing horizontal wells --- fractured tight reservoir --- physical model --- tight gas reservoirs --- automatic classification --- NMR --- catalytic oxidation characteristics --- micro-CT image --- wellbore stability --- gas adsorption and desorption --- gas shale --- medium volatile bituminous coal --- hydraulic flow units --- GEM® --- petrophysical properties --- compositional 3D --- rock-water-CO2 interaction --- source-mixed gas --- residual gas distribution --- oxidation reaction pathway --- coal rank --- oil migration --- clay content --- perforated string --- TOC recovery --- Computer Modelling Group (CMG) --- capillary trapping --- pore size distribution --- adsorption --- tight reservoirs --- well interference --- gradation optimization --- shale gas condensate reservoir --- Niutitang formation --- pulse decay test --- well testing --- Langmuir model --- methane adsorption capacity --- pore structure --- and tight sand gas) --- ultra-deep well --- deepwater well --- orthogonal test --- high pressure and low flowrate --- theoretical model --- safety analysis --- transient pressure --- catalyst-activated low temperature oxidation --- reservoir simulation --- Langmuir volume --- air flooding --- petrography --- total organic carbon --- electrical resistivity --- diffusion coefficient --- equation of state --- porosity --- zeta potential --- gas permeability measurement --- co-exploitation --- nuclear magnetic resonance --- Changqing tight oil --- visual experiment --- tight oil reservoirs --- caprock integrity --- coal measure gases (coalbed gas --- NIST-Refprop